Palestinian Women

Photo Wajiha al-Husseini: A Life Alongside the Resistance

A quiet force in the early Palestinian struggle

Photo YWCA Women in Jerusalem

A century of empowerment

Blog Post From the Depths of Pain, the Project of Hope, Shaffaf, Was Born

A home-based artist takes refuge in her work.

Blog Post In an Emergency, Palestinian Jerusalemites Call Iman

She saw a need—inadequate emergency services for Palestinians—and in addressing it found her mission in life.

Blog Post Pediatrician Adrineh Karakashian: Serving Jerusalem’s Neediest Children for More than Half a Century

A community mourns a beloved pediatrician who treated generations of children.

Photo Samia Halaby

Where the magic happens: Palestinian artist Samia Halaby’s creative space

Photo Album The Artistic Oeuvre of Samia Halaby

Samia Halaby documents key moments in Palestine’s history and landscape through her artwork, with a particular passion for Jerusalem.

Feature Story In Historic First, Police Arrest Palestinian Professor on Suspicion of Incitement Based on Academic Work, Podcast

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a world-renowned Palestinian feminist scholar, is arrested from bed and hauled to prison for interrogation.

Bio Nahil Bishara

One of the few female artists who depicted Jerusalem in the mid-20th century